Attention all Knifemakers!.....Product dealers/retailers and/or knife makers/sharpeners/hobbyists (etc) are not permitted to insert business related text/videos/images (company/company name/product references) and/or links into your signature line, your homepage url (within the homepage profile box), within any posts, within your avatar, nor anywhere else on this site. Market research (such as asking questions regarding or referring to products/services that you make/offer for sale or posting pictures of finished projects) is prohibited. These features are reserved for supporting vendors and hobbyists.....Also, there is no need to announce to the community that you are a knifemaker unless you're trying to sell something so please refrain from sharing.
Thanks for your co-operation!

Help Support Kitchen Knife Forums by donating using the link above or becoming a Supporting Member.

Patina Dilemma

My wonderful, masculine and talented Misono Swede has been taking a backseat, lately to my other knives. I haven't used it too much in about 2 weeks, because I just lazerized my 210 gyuto and I've fallen in love with another carbon beauty (thanks Rick).
I took it out this morning and noticed some spots of the red cancer...rust!
I had enough time to take some wet/dry to it and get rid of the problem, and rub it down with mineral oil. I placed it back in its saya and while I was out for my pre-work run I thought. I can't let this happen... I need to force a patina.
So, what do you think? Should I???

Sounds more like an excuse to get a nice piece of red meat, cook it for dinner (rare to mid rare of course), and slice it up. That's what I do every time I need to kick-start a nice patina. I have done the forced before with a mustard/vin solution, and it came out okay. Just prefer the looks of a natural one.

Thanks for talking me through this! I slept on it, and after seein your response, I agree!
The mineral oil will hold it over until the weekend, then it's rare roast, in the sunny weather (I hope) time!

I am going to force a blood patina. Worst case scenario, I scrub it off and build up a natural one again.
I suggested the blood thing to another guy at FF and some seemed to think it would equal rust. I'll give it a try this weekend and let you guys know!